Shanghai is one of China’s most exciting food cities — a melting pot where East meets West and local flavors blend with international flair. Whether you’re new in town or a longtime resident, here are some of the best places and dishes to explore when hunger hits.
🥢 Must-Try Local Dishes
Xiaolongbao (Soup Dumplings) – Steamed buns filled with hot broth and pork,...
Forget the tourist lists — this is where the community actually eats. Xiaobei (exit Line 5, look for the pedestrian overpass) is still the beating heart, an area where Africans can be found speaking Arabic, Bambara, French, Portuguese, Lingala, Malagasy, Yoruba or Igbo. For grilled fish and cheap suds, regulars head to Moustache Bar — a popular hangout amongst African expats and...
If you have ever stepped off the metro at Xiaobei station and walked up into the open air, you already know the feeling. The smell of grilled suya mixing with fresh bread from a Yemeni bakery, Lingala and Wolof and Arabic all bouncing off each other in the same five metres of pavement, a Nigerian aunty haggling over the price of stockfish while a Guinean trader counts out yuan for a bag of...
Let's be honest with each other. You've been in China for months. You've adjusted to a lot. But there's one thing you still dream about at night: plantain. Fried. Golden. Sweet. Dodo. Kelewele. Alloco. Bole. Whatever your country calls it — you miss it, and that sad yellow supermarket banana is NOT it. 😤
We all know the truth: most Chinese cities simply don't have plantain. So this is...
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